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FOCUS ON CHINA                                                                                             GLOBAL TIMES                                                                                                                         DECMBER 18. 2021 More and more Chinese people like take-away food. They are usually busy with work and don’t have time to cook meals after work. There are many different kinds, such as fried chicken, hamburgers, fish and chips. They are all delicious. People usually order takeout on the Internet. Then the delivery guys take it to their workplaces or their homes.        Chinese people usually have a big meal on weekends. The family get together and go out eating. Some people like to stay at home. They cook for themselves. They like watching TV or talking about funny things while eating.

【推荐2】People drink tea. There are many kinds of tea, such as black tea, green tea, white tea and yellow tea. People drink a lot of tea in China. Some people drink it because they think it makes them healthy. Many people drink it because it tastes very good. It is delicious.

People drink a lot of tea in Japan. People drink a lot of green tea in South Korea, too. In Vietnam, people like to drink coffee first. Then they drink tea.

People drink a lot of tea in England. Every afternoon, people drink tea. It’s “tea time”. English people like to drink their tea with milk in it.

Many people drink black tea in the US. In the South, people like to drink sweet tea. Sweet tea is cold black tea with sugar in it. Most tea comes from China. Some tea comes from India or Sri Lanka. Kenya, Japan and Indonesia also grow tea.

【推荐3】In China, there’re many different kinds of food. Some of them are very popular. The real Chinese food is dumplings. Now let’s talk about dumplings.

Most people in China like dumplings very much, and there are many different kinds of dumplings. Some have meat and vegetables in them and others have sugar, eggs and so on. I like dumplings with vegetables and pork better than any other kind.

Usually people make dumplings at home. If you have no time to make them, you can buy them in a supermarket. Then you take them home and eat them with vinegar (醋).

The Spring Festival is very important in China. When it comes, we make dumplings. Usually we put a coin (硬币) in a dumpling. If one eats the dumpling with the coin in it, he or she will be lucky in the new year.

In the old days, people couldn’t often eat dumplings because they were very poor. Now our country is becoming stronger and stronger, and our people are richer and richer. We can eat them very often.

Do you like dumplings? Welcome to China and we’ll invite you to eat the real Chinese food—dumplings.

【推荐2】Drinking a little wine (酒) is fine and isn’t bad for your health. However, drinking too much can be a problem. If people drink too much wine, they may do something bad. For example, they may fight with other people in the street. What’s worse, drinking too much wine is bad for your stomach or even puts your life in danger.

Some young people start smoking (吸烟) just because their friends smoke and they want to be a member of them. Smoking not only costs you a lot of money but also is bad for your lungs (肺).

In the UK, it is illegal to buy cigarettes (香烟) or wine if you are under 18. It is also illegal to sell cigarettes or wine to someone who is under 18.

If someone in your family drinks too much or smokes, it is a good idea to talk to the doctor about this. The doctor will be able to help him or her.

People know the dangers of fires. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions:

    1    . Smoke from a fire causes the alarm (报警) to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.

    2    . They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily (容易地).

Buy fire extinguishers (灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

    3    . They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:

    4    . The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door. Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises (上升).

    5    . First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll (滚动)! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket (毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.

A clever family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.